Leveraging AI to Build Cyber Capacity

Webcast
In this webcast, SEI researchers explore the current challenges and emerging solutions for building and sustaining cyber and AI-ready individuals and teams.
Publisher

Software Engineering Institute

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Abstract

AI is transforming both the threat landscape and our defensive capabilities. What does cyber mission readiness mean in this new environment? A researcher from the CERT Division of Carnegie Mellon University's (CMU’s) Software Engineering Institute (SEI) describes the current challenges and emerging solutions that individuals and teams can use to build and sustain their cyber and AI-readiness. The webcast showcases Crucible, an open source framework that integrates learning management, hands-on labs, team exercises, competitions, threat sharing, and AI models into a unified cyber readiness platform.

What Will Attendees Learn?

  • How to leverage AI to build cyber capacity and effectively share threat information across organizations
  • Techniques for motivating performance through cyber challenge competitions
  • Methods for using AI to assist in developing cyber-skills mastery via guided self-assessment
  • AI-driven strategies for forging elite teams that are prepared for cyber and cognitive operations amid nation-state competitions

About the Speaker

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Christopher May

Chris May is the technical manager of CERT's Workforce Development team. CERT is a program at the Software Engineering Institute, a unit of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Chris leads large projects with numerous U.S. Government agencies including the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense. Additionally, …

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Jarrett Booz

Jarrett Booz is a cybersecurity engineer in the CERT Division's Cyber Mission Readiness Directorate at the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, where he has worked since 2018. His work focuses on building secure cloud infrastructure; running large-scale cybersecurity competitions, including the President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition; and developing interactive …

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Toby Meyer

Toby Meyer is a Senior Cyber Security Engineer at the Software Engineering Institute and adjunct instructor at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College. Toby leads a cross-functional team improving cyber mission readiness by developing innovative courseware, assessments, work role validation tools, and tests utilizing learner data and integrating open-source applications. Outcomes …

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